Specification (hinged watertight doors between bunkers) for Aurora (1887), Immortalite (1886), Australia (1886), Galatea (1887), Orlando (1886), Undaunted (1886), Narcissus (1886)

Handwritten 2 page specification for hinged watertight doors between bunkers for the Aurora class (sometimes called the Orlando or Undaunted class). These were Aurora (1887), Immortalite (1886), Australia (1886), Galatea (1887), Orlando (1886), Undaunted (1886), and Narcissus (1886). However, the Aurora was built at Pembroke Dockyard (Devonport) and the Immortalite at Chatham Dockyard. None were built at Portsmouth Dockyard even though it has been noted by the Chief Constructor.

Annotations in red ink
Signed 9 November 1889 Chief Constructor, Chatham Yard
Signed 12 October 1889 Chief Constructor, Devonport Yard
Stamped: Noted and Returned Chief Constructor 31 October 1889, Portsmouth Yard

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ID:	ADT0825
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Aurora (1887)
Date made:	circa 1887
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 310 mm x 210 mm
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Specification (hinged watertight doors between bunkers) for Aurora (1887), Immortalite (1886), Australia (1886), Galatea (1887), Orlando (1886), Undaunted (1886), Narcissus (1886)

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